Britain’s recovery slowed in the three months to September but the country
remained on track to grow faster than any other leading nation this year.

GDP rose by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter, a slight dip from the 0.9 per
cent in the preceding three months but still above the long-term average
rate of growth, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.

The gentle slowing meant that the annualised rate of growth dipped from 3.2
per cent to 3 per cent, but the UK remained in a different league to other
G7 nations. Growth in the US,